Professional Development

Comprehensive, practical, and user-friendly, this fieldbook is crafted by two experienced online instructors detailing the history and proper methodology for distance learning. It contains vital information an online instructor needs to know—from...

Gain new understanding ofwhat constitutes excellence in teaching. Learn what thousands of teachers who have been recognized for educational excellence—and who have been recipients of such teaching awards—believe make up the fabric of success in the...

It is a tragedy that there has been so little progress toward establishing a viable defense against the enormous consequences of uncontrolled underpreparation. The study organizes current information, identifies older issues that are still relevant and...

Engage students, celebrate learning, and develop your students’ skills when you combine the theory and practice in this guide. Learn the framework for turning the learning experience into a collective enterprise involving you and your students. Our top...

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As a result of the 2004 national conference, Teaching by Choice: Addressing the National K–12 Teacher Shortage, this report was created to identify steps community colleges should take to enhance, expand, and sustain the scientific and mathematical...

Presidents, executive teams, governing boards, administrators, faculty leaders, and graduate students alike will benefit from this comprehensive primer. Designed to help professionals at all stages of their careers, this resource is particularly useful...

Based on the Concord Consortium e-Learning Model, this easy-to-follow handbook provides a rich working overview of online teaching—and reveals the 17 essential elements of successful online teaching. A must-have for every new or seasoned online...

Empowering Community Colleges To Build the Nation's Future is the result of more than one hundred community college CEOs, thought leaders, and faculty's collaborative work over the past two years. The text provides research-based road-maps to assist...

The definitive guide for academicians serving on, or planning to serve on, a nonprofit board. This ultimate desktop reference delineates between governance and management, outlines focal points for board members, and details key elements to maximize...

Successful implementation of the Grow Your Own (GYO) Leaders programs has been achieved by colleges and state systems nationwide—and you can benefit from their experiences. This indispensable resource provides a complete framework for how to start a GYO...

• This book is a candid discussion of the doctorate degree process with realistic expectations for anyone considering pursuing one. • Each chapter includes chapter objectives and suggestions for next steps in the candidate’s journey. • The lead author...

In this book, first-hand accounts from academics and practitioners explore the concept of "professional identity development" in the context of higher education and provide guidance to develop and enhance professionalism.The Development of Professional...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780984979301Author Kay M. McClenneyPage Count 162Imprint Rowman & Littlefield PublishersPublisher Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

What is a constructivist teacher and what do they do? This collection of essays will answer these questions as well as suggest specific ways to become or rejuvenate oneself using this approach. Constructivist teachers 'walk the talk' along seven...

This is an open access book. It draws from relevant theories and approaches to teachers’ professional development (TPD) and innovative and inspiring TPD practices in higher education. It first lays a solid foundation for the rest of the book, through...

Applying the psychology of memory to classroom teaching can enhance learning, reduce workload for teachers and lead to better outcomes for students. Memory is a subject often clouded from understanding by technical jargon and complexities. Busy teachers...

The connection between place and education has always been complicated and in recent decades has mostly been ignored during the standardization era of education. This book provides a different lens to view this connection between place and education as...

In this book, the contributors expand on their use of Mayes archetypal pedagogy in volume 1 to apply its principles to a wide variety of venues, purposes, and projects. Each essay explores from its own disciplinary angle the difference between what Mayes...

Professional learning and development by FE teachers, for FE teachers. Celebrating great teaching and learning across the UK′s most diverse education sector.  This new title invites you into the minds and classrooms of FE teachers and encourages you to...

Teaching remains an incredibly demanding and often 'downtrodden' profession but being a teacher can be a fabulous and rewarding job. This book offers uplifting professional learning for all teachers. It shines a light on the brilliant aspects of the job...

This book examines contexts and possibilities in Aotearoa New Zealand education contexts arising from the international trend for open, flexible, innovative learning environments (ILE), specifically on the pedagogical load. The book responds to...

Your essential guide to wellbeing in education. Despite many school leaders and teaching and non-teaching staff working hard to support children's and their own wellbeing, more needs to be done. This book provides you with the necessary tools and...

The knowledge and decisions of professionals influence all facets of modern life, a fact reflected by the increasing and distinct emphasis on public accountability for what professionals know and do. The nature of this accountability has been...

This book presents the latest research on understanding language teacher identity and development for both novice and experienced researchers and educators, and introduces non-experts in language teacher education to key topics in teacher identity...

Governing Cross-Border Higher Education examines the role of governments in relation to three key aspects of international education: student mobility; migration of international students; and transnational provision through collaboration or branch...

Winner of the 2015 AERA Division K Award for Exemplary Research in Teaching and Teacher Education Amid the chorus of demands for change in teacher education, Teacher Preparation as an Inspirational Practice focuses on an equally important but seldom...

Winner of the 2013 American Educational Studies Association's Critics Choice Award! When teacher education is located on a university campus, set apart from urban schools and communities, it is easy to overlook the realities and challenges communities...

In picture books, well-loved characters deal with many of the same problems students face in their own lives. What better resource could there be for encouraging students to think about their actions and responses? Using classroom texts to start SEL...

Feel empowered during your first year of teaching middle school with the concise tips and tools in this book. Author Stephen Katzel shows you how to create an effective system to structure your classroom, implement daily routines, plan for the...

Teachers are bombarded with trends and competing ideas. This book provides a framework to help you find the right balance between new and old instructional practices, so you can design learning environments that truly enhance learning. The author...

Dear teachers, you are appreciated! This inspirational book, written by motivational speakers Brad Johnson and Hal Bowman, provides daily encouragement to thank you for all that you do in the classroom and beyond. Johnson and Bowman offer quotes and...

This book addresses a critical gap in the effective implementation of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) in post-apartheid South Africa. This book responds to a critical problem whereby a critical mass of historically disadvantaged persons...

This volume explores concepts of mentoring, leadership and issues faced by early childhood teachers. Foregrounded against inadequate leadership and mentoring training in this sector, this book looks at how mentoring is exercised through Facebook...

Learn how to assign homework that truly enhances learning and isn't just busywork. This important book defines what deliberate homework looks like and provides relevant, actionable suggestions to guide your homework decisions. You'll uncover how to think...

Become a better advocate-for your students, for your coworkers, and for yourself-with the valuable strategies in this accessible guidebook. Written with a candid and humorous style, this tool kit reinforces why effective early childhood education matters...

The best educators never stop learning about their students or their craft. In this second volume of the Routledge Great Educators Series, ten of education's most inspiring thought-leaders come together to bring you their top suggestions for improving...

If you're an educator experiencing burnout, compassion fatigue, or vicarious trauma, this book will help you embrace tangible self-care practices to improve your well-being both in and out of the classroom. Using the framework of the "window of...

In this innovative series Education Write Now, ten of education's most inspiring thought-leaders meet for a three-day retreat to think and write collaboratively, and then bring you the top takeaways you need right now to improve your school or classroom...

In this innovative series Education Write Now, ten of education's most inspiring thought-leaders meet for a three-day retreat to think and write collaboratively, and then bring you the top takeaways you need right now to improve your school or classroom...